Treating methamphetamine users is more effective than jailing them, the Drug Policy Alliance said in a report advocating a "four pillar" approach to dealing with meth that includes treatment, prevention, policing, and harm reduction, the Northwest Arkansas Morning News reported March 18.

The report urged other states to adopt the approach used by New Mexico and internationally to deal with methamphetamine abuse. Also winning praise was a program in Utah to place 200 meth offenders in treatment rather than prison.

However, the Drug Policy Alliance called for shutting down programs like the Montana Meth Project and D.A.R.E., which the group says rely on "scare tactics."